The National Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Moldova notified the World Trade Organization of the Law Nr. 306 on food safety.

The Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare notified the World Trade Organization of the Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).

During the next Standing Committee that will be held on February 18-19, 2020, the following drafts will be presented for an opinion:

The approval of the active substances chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl and thiacloprid has not been renewed (see previous posts: chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, and thiacloprid).

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the Reasoned Opinion on the Review of the existing maximum residue levels for cycloxydim, acequinocyl, fluxapyroxad and abamectin.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the Reasoned Opinion on the Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for fosetyl/phosphonic acid in various crops.

The INC organized the seminar STINK BUGS: A Potential Threat for Turkish and Mediterranean Countries Agriculture in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel, from January 28-29, 2020, in partnership with Ferrero Farming Values and with the support of Ondokuz Mayıs University.

Thanks to its continued success, the INC is pleased to announce the inauguration of the third edition of the Executive Program on Nuts and Dried Fruits. The program launched this February 1, initiating with the online course.